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Central government would go ahead and implement projects and programmes in People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-controlled regional and town councils if their top elected officials continue to boycott the annual local government conferences, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan said. The PPP-aligned Regional Chairmen of Regions Eight and Nine defended their participation in the conference, but Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said ...

The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Friday said now it has failed to pressure government into keeping several Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) estates opened and avoid sacking 4,000 odd workers, it would keep up the pressure on protecting workers’ rights in any privatisation deal. “Now that the termination has been done- we were opposed to it- closure of these ...

Three persons were late Friday arrested, and a large quantity of suspected cocaine and several vehicles seized by agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), that anti-drug agency said. Those arrested include a brother and sister- Junior Owen Singh and Nickela Craig-Singh.  CANU said the suspected narcotic weighed five kilogrammes. CANU said the operations were conducted in the Soesdyke area late ...

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) was officially resuscitated today, following a launching ceremony at the Hope Secondary School, East Coast Demerara, following months of consultations with major stakeholders, including Education and Regional administrative officials, the Ministers of Social Cohesion and Education, George Norton and Nicolette Henry, respectively attended the event along with students from the schools participating in the initial ...

The Guyana Defence Force said at about 3 PM Friday one of its Coast Guard ranks, along with the unit’s welfare officer, foiled a suicide attempt by two secondary school students at the Kingston Jetty, Georgetown. “The two teenagers, who were allegedly preparing to jump into the deep waters at the mouth of the Demerara River, were spotted by an ...

Government on Friday announced that sacked sugar workers, who are eligible to GY$500,000 or less in severance pay, would be paid  in full this month-end and the others who would be paid 50 percent of the amounts due to them. Government’s Department of Public Information later saud that 1,600 former Guysuco workers will be paid full severance pay if it ...

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would be funding legal fees for sugar workers to challenge the legality of government paying part of severance. “The PPP will pay the legal fees for all of the sugar workers that want to challenge it in the court,” he told a news conference more than two hours ...

Georgetown residents were Thursday warned that those who do not pay the GY$200 per week to collect their garbage would not benefit from the service and would face legal action, even as a top City Hall official called for the banning of plastic bags. “In terms of you paying and your neighbour is not paying, we have the by-laws coming ...

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan Thursday night assured that the whistle blower legislation, which was passed by the National Assembly, prohibits malicious reporting and will allow for reporting corruption and other wrongdoings in the private and public sector dating back to 12 years. “It is important that we understand that it is not only prospective but retrospective,” he told ...

The opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Thursday  urged government to deal with “malicious reporting” in the whistle blower legislation and called on government not to punish those who complain about malpractices by their party faithful. Contributing to the debate in the Protected Disclosures Bill, opposition lawmaker Joseph Hamilton said the draft Bill does not guard against malicious reporting ...